- As official visits stranded citizens
Chairman/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has urged Nigerians travelling abroad to do so legitimately and with proper documentation, to avoid unpleasant consequences.
Dabiri-Erewa gave the admonition when she visited some Nigerians at one of the shelters in Brampton, Canada.
She urged others planning to travel without proper documentation, arrive in the country to seek asylum, to have a rethink.
According to the NiDCOM boss, the situation is getting tougher in many countries.
Pastor Vivian Eruka, who runs the Bethel food bank and works with those in shelters, reportedly said that the Mayor of Brampton promised to make 800 more beds and shelters available.
Wale Rabiu, owner of a bakery, donated hundreds of loaves of bread to the shelter inmates, while Bayo Adedosu, a Nigerian living in Canada and an immigration consultant, also gave some words of counseling.
Adedosu advised that they should not talk ill about their home country Nigeria, to avoid future repercussions.
He equally urged them to be patient and law-abiding.